Accumulated over many years, 'Granny', the enigmatic collector behind this book, presents a selection of quirky post-war goods, advertising and kitchen items.
The Real Custer takes a good hard look at the life and storied military career of George Armstrong Custerfrom cutting his teeth at Bull Run in the Civil War, to his famous and untimely death at Little Bighorn in the Indian Wars.
'This vibrant little book is bursting with wow factor inspiration - Vegetarian Living magazine, June 2017The brains behind Bee's Bakery ('London's Top 5 biscuit bakeries' - Evening Standard), Bee Berrie is an ex-microbiologist who swapped bacteria for baking in 2012.
From the bestselling author of Home Comforts comes the ';timely' (The New Yorker), ';fascinating, and morally serious,' (The Wall Street Journal) story of our wedding vowswhat they mean and why they still matter.
That boxing has always attracted colourful, larger-than-life figures is amply borne out by the bizarre collection of true stories gathered together in this fascinating book.
The Water Road is the story of a four month circumnavigation by narrowboat of 'The Grand Cross', the name given to the inland waterway linking the Thames to the Humber, Severn and Mersey.
Dieses Buch vereint unglaubliche Geschichten aus zwei Jahrtausenden, die sich tatsächlich zugetragen haben, aber kaum den Weg in die Öffentlichkeit fanden.
Tauchen Sie ein in die raue und faszinierende Welt der Gladiatoren des antiken Roms, einer Welt, in der Ehre, Mut und Schicksal auf dem sandigen Boden der Arena geschrieben wurden.
Recognizing the importance of establishing for history an authentic text of the Trial of major German war criminals, the International Military Tribunal directed the publication of the Record of the Trial.
The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Politically Incorrect Guide series expands on the pro-South slant of the hugely successful Politically Incorrect Guide to American History.
There are many historical memoirs about European immigrants that came to the US in the 1800s, but few shed light on the untold stories of the families that arrived from Prussia.
Alfonso Reyes, el escritor mexicano más notable de la primera mitad del siglo XX, sazona y hornea las palabras: marina el verbo crudo y lo sofríe, después capea los nombres y bate los adjetivos hasta el punto de turrón; por último, sirve todo acompañado de adverbios crujientes.
When it comes to sheer savagery endured by the American fighting man, few combat theaters could match the Pacific in WorldWar II: the sodden malarial and Japanese infested jungles of New Guinea and Guadalcanal, the kamikaze pilots for whom death was no deterrent, and the blood-soaked beaches taken by island-hopping Marines.
In Heft 4/2019 begeben wir uns in die Regionen Bayerns, wo seit dem Mittelalter Glas hergestellt wurde - im Spessart, dem Bayerischen Wald und dem Fichtelgebirge.
It was the Greatest Generation's greatest moment: when heroes at home and abroad, united in common purpose as soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marinesunder the leadership of generals like Patton, Eisenhower, Marshall, and Bradleyrescued Europe from the tyranny and genocide of Adolf Hitler.
In her own words, the life of the beautiful young model and dancer who helped to bring down the Tory government of Harold Macmillan - the 'Profumo Affair' remains the greatest political sex scandal in recent British history.
Las investigaciones reunidas en este libro reconstruyen las historias de los principales archivos documentales oficiales de la Norpatagonia, pero también de los nuevos archivos surgidos en el ámbito de comunidades, organizaciones y colectivos sociales subalternizados en las lógicas y burocracias que signaron la conformación de los primeros.
Ningún gesto o palabra de los neófitos parecía suficiente a los evangelizadores para demostrar la autenticidad de su fe; no bastaban los cambios comportamentales, lo que se esperaba era la transformación de una actitud interior conocida como 'creencia'.
